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Although our scope has expanded beyond the initial HIBC labeling mandate issued 30 years ago, we have continued to emphasize ‘safety first’ through the years.
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HIN Distribution Files Available Online
A new set of HIN Distribution files, as of June 30, 2016, are now available for download. To download the periodic HIN Distribution from iHIN: Access iHIN at http://www.hibcchin.org/. Enter your username and password. Click on “Download” then “Distribution Download”. Review the HIN Data Use License Agreement and enter your Subscriber Account ID. Click next… read more →
HIBCC is designated by the European Commission as a UDI Assigning Entity.
To view the latest revision of the proposed Regulation on medical devices Click Here read more →
The Council of the European Union announced its agreement with the European Parliament to implement UDI.
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HIBCC GUDID Submission Service now available.
The HIBCC GUDID Submission service is designed to help labelers meet the FDA’s UDI data submission requirements. As an FDA-certified Third Party Submitter, HIBCC can upload labelers’ Device Identifier (DI) records to the Global UDI Database (GUDID) to ensure that they are in UDI compliance. And our service is not limited to HIBCC-registered labelers. Our fee.. read more →
Auto-ID Committee Meeting Scheduled for June 16, 2016
The next meeting of the HIBCC Auto-ID Technical Committee meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, June 16, 2016 at the Cardinal Health facility in Concord, Massachusetts. read more →